Today’s Agenda
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Talk about spoken presentation
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Continue noun clauses, Quiz6 on Wednesday, second
last quiz
Choose vocab to review
·
Modals/modal auxiliaries
·
Continue opinion writing
Tuesday – substitute teacher
Wednesday
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Quiz6 – noun clauses
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Next verb tense- present perfect
·
Begin essay work
·
Continue opinion writing
Thursday or Friday
·
Test3- paragraph, final paragraph
·
Begin adjective clauses
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Essay work
Week 8
Quiz7- adjective clauses (final quiz)
Spoken presentations (over three days)
Essay work
Week 9
Tuesday, June 24
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Optional replacement test and/or quiz
Will explain more later.
Wednesday, June 25
Final day
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Final marks and meetings
Spoken/Oral Presentation:
Choose one of the topics:
What is your favourite place in your
home country?
Who is a person who you know who you
look up to?
There will be two parts to this
project:
1.
WRITTEN-
multi-paragraph- several paragraphs
- multi-paragraphs essay (will teach
this week)
-Write about the place or the
person.
-Write about your relationship to
this place or person.
2.
SPOKEN
(3-5 minutes)
On your presentation day, you will
tell the class about this place or person and your relationship to it or them.
You can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no
reading. Also, please, do not recite a memorized speech.
Here are some possible topics to
focus on:
Where the place is
When you went there
Who you went with
What the scenery was like
What there was to do there
What your memories are of the place
Who
the person is
Where you knew them
What you did together
What you like about them
What you learned from them
What your memories are of the person
Step 1- Choose the topic that you
would like to talk about. Email the topic to me by tomorrow 7PM. ahaley@vsb.bc.ca (1pt)
Step 2- Sign up for a presentation
time.
Step 3- Begin to brainstorm ideas.
Then begin to write.* (some class time)
*You could get ChatGPT to write this for you in .003 seconds. Hopefully, you will take this as an opportunity to do some organized, planning, and writing on your own. Of course, the usual VSB and SHEC policies regarding plagiarism and academic honesty apply.
This will be a nice challenge, writing
and speaking to the class.
Some people like to show some
photos. You can use your laptop or phone.
We can check the tech the day before
you present.
Marks x/10-
1 point email by tomorrow 7PM
1
point check-in on Friday
4 points for writing
4
points for speaking
FAQ (Frequency Asked Questions)
-Will we do the preparation work in class?
We will take some class time, and you will have to do much of it outside
of class.
-Can I show pictures or videos?
Yes, absolutely. You can use your own computer or phone.
We can use the LCD projector to project them on the screen.
OPTION I can bring in a microphone to use if
you would like to. I can show you how to use a microphone.
-When do I pass in the writing?
Pass it in first thing on the day you present.
IDIOM I am too poor to buy cheap things.
Buying quality is cheaper in the long-run.
**
“Noun Clause Exercises” from Friday
Noun Clause Exercises
Write your solutions on your own paper. Writing out full
sentences is key to learning how to write sentences.
Exercise 1: Underline the noun clause in each sentence.
1. I
know what she wants.
2. Can
you tell me where he went?
3. I
don’t understand why they are late.
4. She
believes that he is honest.
5. They
are not sure if they will join
the party. ADV CL
Exercise 2: Complete the sentence with an appropriate noun
clause.
1. I
wonder if/why they are late. ‘if’ N Cl or ADV CL?
2. They
didn’t explain why it is not working.
3. She
asked me where I was/went
yesterday.
4. Do
you know what time is it it is?
What time is it?
Do you know how much it costs?
Do you know how much he charges?
Do you know how big is Canada is?
How big is Canada?
5. It
depends on _______.
It depends on what you want to do.
It depends on whether you are Canadian or not.
It depends on what price he can afford.
It depends on how much he can afford.
It depends on the price point. SIMPLE
VOCAB, IDIOM ‘the price point’- the price range
What is your price point? What is your budget?
Exercise 3: Match the first half of the sentence with a
likely noun clause.
1. I
don’t know 1234where
she has gone. (?)
2. The
teacher explained 134what time
the meeting starts.(?)
3. Can
you guess 3how the
experiment works?
4. She
is not sure 245that
the answer is correct.
5. He
admitted 12345why
the project failed.(?)
He admitted that he robbed a bank and ate the last of the
ice cream.
Exercise 4: Combine the two sentences into one by using a
noun clause.
1. He
said something. I didn’t hear it.
I didn’t hear what he said.
He said something that I didn’t hear.
ADJ CL
2. The
teacher asked a question. I didn’t know the answer.
I didn’t know how to answer the teachers’
question.
I didn’t know how to answer the question
that the teacher asked.
3. They
will arrive tomorrow. Do you know the time?
Do you know when/the time/what
time they will arrive tomorrow?
what time- specific time
4. She
told me something. I forgot what it was.
I forgot what she told me.
I forgot what I was going to say.
5. I
want to know something. Why did they leave?
I want to know why they left.
Exercise 5: Complete the sentence with an appropriate noun
clause.
1. I
don’t know _______.
2. Can
you tell me _______?
3. The
problem is that the internet is sporadic.
Her on-call work is sporadic.
4. I
forgot _______.
5. They
are not sure why their daughter always has a runny nose.
Exercise 6: Correct the error in the noun clause in each
sentence.
1. I
don’t know what does she wants.
2. Can
you tell me where the station is?
3. She
asked if she can borrow the book.
4. They
explained how does the machine works.
5. Do
you know why is he was / is angry?
Why is he angry?
I didn’t know then, but I do know now.
IDIOM If I had known then what I know now, I would have done
things differently.
Quiz6- Noun clauses
Let’s choose verbs to review
1. know
2. feel
3. realize
4. remember
5. think
6. suggest
7. understand
8. wonder
9. say
10.
discuss
Let’s choose vocab to review
1. opportunity
2. challenge
3. question
4. lap
5. number
6. kind
7. business
8. time
9. power
10.
education
Example
know business
She doesn’t know where his business is.
We didn’t know what business he ran/operated.
He doesn’t know what business he will open.
say lap
The kids said that he likes to sit in/on his mum’s lap.
The surgeon operated on the soldier’s shoulder. SIMPLE
realize question
They realize that the question was too difficult.
I realize that this is a silly question, but what time does
the 9PM ferry get in.
I realize what the question is.
I recognize that the question is tough.
switch- exchange
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